The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-06-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.


months.-The trial at Leipsic of the Asatians
changed with high treason resulted ln the con
viction Of Eve Of the prisoners, whose sentences
are from one TO years imprisonment.-A
MatterdorC Hungary Saturday during m cleo
tion the gendarmerie were attacked by Croatian
electors. In the conflict FIVE of the citizens
were shot dead. The election was suspended.
The foods in Hungary are subsding. The
towns OF Mako and Nasarhely are not out of
danger il the present dry weather continues
the water in the flooded districts will be gone
in six weeks. There is great distress among
the Inhabitants of the inundated regions, and
there Is danger OF fevers arising from tho de-
caying vegetable matter left by the floods.
Fifteen hundred farmers are totally ruined,
and the entire damage is estimated at S5,0 100000.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Frank Trgg, Passenger Agent at Washing
ton, ID g., OF the Chesapeake * Ohio Railroad,
committed suicide at Niagara Falls on Sunday.
He deliberately jumped into the stream from
the bridge above the cataract and was carried
Over.--rhe steamer Champain was burned
near Charc yoiN, Mich, last Friday aud p lives
were losi.---A train or the New York & New
England Railroad killed Joseph Smalley and
wife at StormNile near Brcw,ter's, Conn,
Saturday. Tho woman ran on the track aud
turned her back 20 the train. In the attempt
TO save bis wife Smalley was also killed. Both
had been drinling-Ihe Chicago doodle
Aldermen case went 10 the jury Saturday, and in
q short time they returned verdict OF guilty,
with a sentence OF three years in the pcuiten-
tiary for the accused, Mcdonald and McGargle.
Albert Brummel JIG years old, was shot
and probably fatally wounded in St. Joseph,
Mo. 10y lad named Michaelstag who fired ut
him from a clump Of trees, Mchaclstag was
Jealous of Bummels attentions TO young
German school girl.-A. q. J. Rudolph, for
four years a boollzeeper in the Continental
National Bank, Chicago, is under arrest ON
charge Of f0rEeries aggregating SS,000.--Mrs
Mary Van Sivke-DOds0n of Madison, Wis
threw herself from the bathroom window Of a
private hospital in Philadelphia and died in a
few minutes. She was a victim Of the opium
hahit-A can Of oil exploded in the house Of
q coal miner named Hopper al Mansfield, Pa.
setting fire 10 the house. The clothing Of
o-year-od child, which was playing about
the room, caught FIRE, and in her efforts TO save
il Mira. Hopper was fatally burned. The child
was terribly burned and win probably die
The East-bound California express on the
Southern Pacific Railroad was robbed early
Sunday morning by band Of robbers about
midway between San Antonio and Houston.
The express car was robbed. Nobody was
killed. IL is rumored that the robbers secured
s75000.-At Chicago q sailboat containing
Geo ~. Baker, w. b. Miller and Edward Clark
was wrecked on the lake during a souall. All
three were drowned. The Baldwin and Man
chester No stage was held up by three masked
men with drawn reyolyers Sunday. The stage
had Is passengers, who were relieved of about
$250.-During the performance of a circns at
New Lisbon, O., an elephant became unruly
and attacked clown, injuring him seriously.
The trainer, who was coming into the ring
with another elephant FASTENED 20 the clowns
assistance, when the larger animal also started
on the rampage, causing a stampede. One
young ladys leg was broken, and several women
and children were badly bruised. One of the
lady equostriennes was terribly injured
Morris Raynier. proprietor Of grocery store
Rt Lin6eld, Pa, discovered n burglar in his bed
room early Friday morning, and a terrible
struggle between the two men eusued. The
burglar finally drew revolver and shot Ray
nier through the thigh, inficting a dangerous
wound. he then escaped, by jumping from a
window, and boarded passing coal train
Five men were fatally injured ia the coal shaft
at Pttston Junction, Pa, Saturday Ivy the ex-
plosion OF gas.-Mrs Pearl Lacy, a handsome
young woman. % wears Ole. who had been mar
Ticd less than a month, shot herself i'm her
room at no IS Washington Square, New York,
Saturday moaning. aud died few hours later.
When her husband returned home after mid
night he found her writing what afterward
proved To be an announcement OF her inten-
ton % xiii herself She had been suffering
from mclanchoia since her marriage -James
A. Wilson, the Philadelphia forgcr whose for
Fcries amount to 100000 bias been arrested al
Toronto Canada.-Samuel Roger, a farmer,
residing near MyerstoWn, Lebanon Co. Pa,
disappeared from his home recently, and satuT-
day his dead body was found in a stable with
the throat cut from ear 10 ear. He was worth
over 100000, bat fears of impending financial
disaster so pfeyed upon his mind that he took
his lilo.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Chicago narrowly eso ped panic last week
The great wheat corner broke aud succu.
.aHHr d rftr
Losses were more Chan 100000 90--ThC
FIRST train that ever ran west Of the Alegany
Mountains with crude petroleum ms the only
fuel in It's locomotive tender and frebox was
The mail train west on The Pennsylvania Rail.
road last Saturday. II came from Altoona on
time, without suck Of timber or q scuttle o.
coal 10 make steam Tor its motor There wa
entire uniformity of heat in the frebox, with
or ans stocking % make t. The p.pcs f.ol.
the 200 gallons Of crude OF ia a tank in th'
tendcF dad the business. Z le experiment wa
complete success. Splendid tiIae was made
and there was NO annoyance from smoke o
elnderS --At ia Grange, KY Saturday, th
Union Labor party u Kentucky placed a ful
ticket m nomination. 10 be voted upon at III
coming State Cloction.-- The Stuart Monu
meut Association met ia Richmond Saturda,
and appointed a committee 10 devote the fund
now in hand toward erecting a monument Of
the spot where Gen. }. =. B. Stuart was killed
al 1cl0N Tavern, about SIX miles frOn
Richmond. - The delegation OF Picizett's me
10 The Gettysburg battlefield in July Win con
6ist II about $50 men, nearly every one Z
whom participated iu tle famous charge OF 2
years 9.---t Friday fights storm assumed "a
naiuI, oi hurricane 30 Manor and hgmliel
Townships. Laucas-o. County, ia. Barns au
tolae'0 sheds were Blown down aud scattcIe
great distance, hundreds of trees were IN
rooted and grain fields ieyoied. a numbt
OF cattle We're Killed by lel thing
Tho village u Wa Lburn H., was wiped o.
b. Ere Sunday. Seventeen u the busine
houses were completely destroyed. The yillaG
bad no Ere protection whatever. The loss wi
approximate 100000 Oh which there Is aLol
$4,000 tHsuyaucg.---ht Flushing y Y muc
eEcitlmcut was caused one night last week
tho ducziug Of Charles Dogschor, respectful
married man, in Tie basin OF The village foul
tam, hy four mon whom he could not reco
MIC IN Tie dark, but who are supposed 10
members " vigilance committed This o
Eanizatiou was formed two wears ag0 and /
OBJECT Is STATED 70 be tho punishment, by duel
lne, OF any married man found out after
O'Clock unaccompauicd by his wife.--Ti
Acelgnn parade. organized Dy parsaionors
81 stephens Church as protest against Il
removal Of DR. Mealynu from So cfephcu
took place in New York Saturday night. The
were about COCO mon ia the procession 4,
1900 Ia Union Square where addresses We
made, aud whore Dr. Mc5lynu reviewed Ii
parade.---The New York H'0,lds ballo
which started from ST. Louis Friday arterno,
Tor The last, was forced 20 descend near c.